Chapter One sets the tone for upcoming chapters, establishing what the rise of the rest means and how the US will not always be a leading power if it does not adapt to global changes. Brief history lessons are given that explain how power-shifts occurred and what it meant to each time period within the past millenium. Three major forces in globalization are said to be politics, economics, and technology, each of course important in their own way.
"The fact that we are living in a world of synchronous global growth is good news, for the most part, but it is raising a series of complex and potentially lethal dilemmas" (Zakaria 27).
The political and economical structure of America currently, will more than likely not carry it in the global market in the future. We will have to make necessary changes to compete with new global powers. This entails challenging the status quo, changing it, and adapting to new ideals that will once again make the country a successful power. Technology must be advanced and we will have to become more open-minded and less bigoted when dealing with foreign relations and foreign markets, in order to not offend or ignore important input.
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